Author: Josh DeVine

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions. TBI SPECIAL AGENT-FORENSIC SCIENTIST 11 VACANCYTOXICOLOGY UNITKnoxville Crime Laboratory Monthly Salary: $3,777 - $5,860 Job Duties: Responsible for analyzing physical, biological, or chemical evidence submitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; and composing technical laboratory reports describing the results of … Continue reading NOW HIRING: TBI Special Agent/Forensic Scientist (5 Positions), Legal Instrument Examiners

SPARTA – A White County man has been arrested and charged with the murder of an acquaintance and the assault of another following a joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the White County Sheriff’s Office. At the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI agents joined the investigation into … Continue reading Sparta Man Arrested in Wednesday Night Homicide

UPDATE (10:00 a.m. CT, February 17, 2023): The man who died in this incident has been identified as 38-year-old Wesley Darwin Walls. At the request of 23rd Judicial District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting on Thursday night in Burns, involving officers from the Dickson … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Burns Officer-Involved Shooting

MEMPHIS – Five men, now former officers from the Memphis Police Department, face felony charges following an independent use-of-force investigation by special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. On January 8th, at the request of 30th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, TBI agents began investigating the circumstances surrounding the attempted arrest of Tyre … Continue reading TBI Use-Of-Force Case Leads To Indictments, Arrests

MCMINN COUNTY – A McMinn County man faces a felony charge following a TBI investigation into a 2021 drug-related death. Authorities began investigating the incident in late April 2021, shortly after law enforcement officers in McMinn County found 20-year-old Jacob Aaron Crisp unresponsive from a suspected drug overdose. Despite medical treatment, Crisp died three days … Continue reading McMinn Co. Man Indicted in TBI Drug Overdose Investigation

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions. TBI SPECIAL AGENT-FORENSIC SCIENTIST 11 VACANCYFORENSIC BIOLOGY UNITJACKSON CRIME LABORATORY Monthly Salary: $3,777 - $5,860 Job Duties: Responsible for analyzing physical, biological, or chemical evidence submitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; and composing technical laboratory reports describing the results … Continue reading NOW HIRING: TBI Special Agent/Forensic Scientist (Forensic Biology-Jackson Crime Lab), Information Security Analyst, Legal Instrument Examiner

At the request of 20th Judicial District Attorney General Glenn Funk, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances leading to the Thursday afternoon deadly shooting of a man by officers from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred at approximately 2:00 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Nashville Shooting

BEDFORD COUNTY – A Cowan man faces charges of filing a false report following an investigation by special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. On September 29th, TBI agents received a request from 17th Judicial District Attorney General Rob Carter to investigate a sexual assault allegation made against a lieutenant at the Bedford County … Continue reading Franklin Co. Man Indicted, Accused of Filing False Report About Law Enforcement Officer

2022 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest Winner (Sue, California) NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is calling on all 5th graders, from across the state, to participate in 2023 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest! The annual contest, sponsored by the United States Department of Justice, strives to demonstrate America’s united effort to bring … Continue reading Calling All 5th Graders: TBI Launches Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest